Feb 16, 2026
Cellular Logistics: Membrane Trafficking and Signaling in Health and Disease
Date: February 16, 2026 |
11:30 am –
12:30 pm
Speaker:
Marta Miaczynska, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Location: Raiffeisen Lecture Hall
Language:
English
Endocytic pathways mediate uptake of extracellular cargo and critically regulate receptors for growth factors and cytokines to maintain proper control of cell proliferation, survival, and differentiation. Dysregulation of endosomal trafficking and the ESCRT machinery affects inflammatory responses, lysosome biogenesis, and metabolic homeostasis, creating vulnerabilities relevant for cancer therapy. Work on signaling endosomes and macropinocytic uptake driven by oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinases such as AXL underscores the role of endocytic regulation in tumor progression, metastasis, and precision medicine–oriented interventions.
Prof. Miaczynska will willingly meet (if they are available): Carrie Bernecky; Carl-Phillip Heisenberg; Martin Hetzer; Andela Saric; and Michael Sixt. In addition, she is open to any other scientists who will be eager to talk to her
